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  1. MagpieGoose

    MagpieGoose Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    16) Camperdown Wildlife Centre- 26/08/2017
     
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    Add another one not sure how many more I will add but suspect I will add a few so I give you

    12) Birdland
     
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    17) Battersea Children's Zoo- 16/09/2017
     
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  4. Crowthorne

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    6. Colchester Zoo 16/09/2017

    This year has become very busy with other things (multiple job changes and moving house) so zoo visits have really fallen by the wayside!
     
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    Thanks to having to visit my nephew celebrate his first birthday,in deepest darkest North Wales I can add another so I now give you

    13) Welsh Mountain Zoo
     
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    1/10/17

    15 Beale Park
    16 Birdland
     
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    17 Dudley 20/10/17
    18 Chester 21/10/17
     
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  8. Shorts

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    Damn, it looked like the challenge misjudged the potential for enthusiasm this year. Maybe it was the potential distance to travel or maybe people rather chase down, and/or tick, rare things (which I'll try to remedy in next year's challenge).

    It's looking like a neck and neck two horse race at the moment with Pipaluk on 18 and MagpieGoose on 17 (with ZooGiraffe, on 13, training a way back in third).

    It looks like a visit or two over Christmas (or perhaps none at all) will settle the matter -we'll soon see.

    Whilst not rabidly competed for I was pleased, at least, to hear some opinion on Drusillas and Bentley.
     
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  9. TeaLovingDave

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    I haven't done all that many collections in the UK this year, and as such my total is a pretty poor three:

    ZSL London
    Chester Zoo
    Battersea Park Children's Zoo

    However, the last of these was a first visit, so I cannot complain :)
     
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  10. Shorts

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    What was it like?
     
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    Don't worry I only got 2 from this year's challenge with Chester and Whipsnade!! Only if Blackpool was on the list...
    Well, it is possible I could squeeze in at least a visit to Twycross by the end of the year but it is unlikely!
     
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    If only this had been last year, I would have scored 12! This year has not been as prolific with a total of just 5.

    Bristol (23.2.17)
    Chester (19/20.2.17 / 23.10.17)
    Dudley (28.1.17 / 13.4.17)
    Twycross (4 times so far, the last being 23.9.17)
    Linton (18.4.17)
     
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    Quite enjoyed it, actually - considering the fact that it is a rather small and unpublicised collection not all that far from a much bigger and more famous one, it seemed to be getting quite a lot of footfall and held a fair few unusual species (Pallas' Squirrel, Northern Luzon Cloud Rat, Eastern Box Turtle) despite the fact it was very obviously aimed towards a low age demographic in terms of theming, signage and so forth. Unless you were visiting with children, you'd be hard-pushed to spend more than 45 minutes there I reckon - but it would be a very pleasant 45 minutes.

    The walk from Battersea Park tube station to the zoo, through the park itself, was also very pleasant indeed :)
     
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    TeaLovingDave Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

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    Thought it would be fun to work out what the most-visited collections were this year, in terms of challenge entries:


    ZERO VISITS - Brighton Aquarium, Belfast, Isle Of Wight Zoo , Jersey, Curraghs, Skegness Natureland

    ONE VISIT - Edinburgh, Drusillas, Chessington, Slimbridge, National Seal Sanctuary, Bentley Wildfowl, Hawk Conservancy, Newent, Banham, Linton, Newquay

    TWO VISITS - Beale Park, Colchester, Welsh Mountain Zoo, Shaldon, Birdworld, Camperdown, Suffolk, Flamingoland

    THREE VISITS - Paignton, Bristol, Dudley, Paradise Wildlife Park

    FOUR VISITS - Battersea Children's Zoo, Birdland

    FIVE VISITS - London, Whipsnade, Twycross

    SIX VISITS - Chester

    Some surprises there, and some things which were very much not a surprise :p
     
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  15. Brum

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    Well I've been to 2 collections that didn't, but could have, qualified for this years challenge; Waddesdon and Birmingham. But @Shorts ignored one and elected to discount the second one due to it's ownership change... Bloody pedantic sod! Granted those 2 would have only put me on 4 for the challenge but still... :p
     
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    One more for me at least :

    19 Flamingoland 17/12/17

    A first visit and it was better than I expected. Some excellent enclosures, especially the Wallaby walk-through (saw 3 yellow-footed rock wallaby close up). Definitely well worth the £10.50 entrance!
     
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  17. pipaluk

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    I've enjoyed it and it's encouraged me to visit 8 new collections, including one i'd never heard of!
     
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  18. Shorts

    Shorts Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Oh, come on -where would this forum be without pedants (both full-time and part-time ones)?
     
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    Shorts Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I've always enjoyed my visits there (any collection with Common Hippo and those beautiful wallabies ticks boxes for me) though haven't been for quite a while, probably due to never being fully sure when it's "zoo only" open and having more tempting options with shorter drives.
     
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    Mission accomplished (for me, at least :)).
     
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